Terrorists

[Guest guest]

You write that things are in a crises in England, with oil shortages and IRA bombing. Therefore, we have to take shelter of Krsna. If Krsna wants to kill us, that is not wrong, if it is His desire. Our business should just be to follow the regulative schedule, deity worship, distributing prasadam, chanting, book distribution and never mind the material danger. Krsna Consciousness means to be on the platform of deathlessness. Daily Devotions--Dravinaksa dasa (05-31-03

 

Yogesvara: One problem that seems to be occurring more and more frequently is the appearance of terrorists, that is to say, men who are motivated for some political reasons.

 

Prabhupada: Yes, I have already explained the whole basic principle. Because they are animals, so sometimes ferocious animal. That’s all. There are different types of animals- tigers and lions. So if some animal comes as very ferocious, that is not very astonishing. After all, you are living in an animal society.

 

The only solution is that you become an ideal human being. Either a tiger comes or elephant comes, but you don’t become an animal. Counteract. That is required.

 

A human being is called a rational animal. You come to rationality, that is required. If you remain also another type of animal, that will not help you. You have to become actually human being.

 

These people do not know what the aim of human life is. So their animal propensities are being adjusted this way, that way, this way, that way. Just like they go to see naked dance. The animal propensity—he is seeing his wife daily naked, and still he is going to see naked dance, and paying some fees. Because they have no engagement except this animalism. Is it not?

 

A dog is simply chewing one bone, this way, that way, this way, that way. Because he is an animal he has no other engagement. So this whole society is like an animal. Especially the westerners have developed a civilization based on animal propensities: “I am this body, and the best use of my life is to gratify my senses.” This is animal.

 

You have to introduce a real human civilization. You should not be surprised if animals in different shapes and different capacities come out. As the dog is thinking, “I am dog, very stout and strong dog,” so a man is thinking, “I am big nation.” But what is the basic principle? A dog is thinking on the basis of his body, and this big nation is also thinking on the basis of body. So there is no difference between this dog and this big nation. The only difference is that a human being, by nature’s gift, has got better senses. There is no education to utilize the better senses to advance spiritually and get out of this material world. He is simply using that better intelligence for animalism. Now we have to counteract this for the benefit of the human civilization. (Letter Jan.1 1974, Morning walk May 28, 1974 Rome)

 

O dear Lord Krsna, O eternal Deity of transcendental bliss and knowledge, You are imperishable, and we offer our respectful obeisances unto Your lotus feet. It is by Your causeless mercy that we have been released from the imprisonment of Jarasanda, but now we pray that You release us from imprisonment within material existence, Your illusory energy. We now have sufficient experience of the miserable material life in which we are fully absorbed, and having tasted its bitterness, we have come to take shelter under Your lotus feet. (The imprisoned kings-Krsna Book)

 

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare,

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

 

 

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Joy

[Guest guest]

<<The only solution is that you become an ideal human being. Either a tiger comes or elephant comes, but you don’t become an animal. Counteract. That is required. >>

 

i would add this:

 

just counter-acting at the symptom - an act of terrorism - does not help. when a suicide bomber desotroys a temple or a congregation of devotees sitting at the temple, then the only counter-act left is to do funeral of the dead and treatment of the wounded, and also clean up and rebuilding the temple if broken. this does not solve terrorism poblem.

 

Hare krishna need to know well how plans it, funds, it, and executes it, and why. it is a great mistake to think that a terrorist act is an isolate d act of a person or two. terrorists are well organized, funded and committed. theyare willing to die for it. that much serious are they for it. so, we the kafirs need to be that much organized, funded, manned, equiped, committed to finish the root cause of the terrorism. we should be more committed to act, not, pro-act in our actions against terrorism. when we do it, we are providing a free, safe, and secure enviroment where devotees can do their various sadhana.

 

any more thought on this?

karma yogis are needed, with kshatriyas spirit.

however, terrorism can be fought intellectually also.

why not expose the ideology that produces terrorists?

 

also, to think that a terror act at a place not belonging to hare krishnas is no concern of hare krishnas is a grave mistake and sinfully wrong. hare krishna are kafirs also as described in the Book of that ideology.

 

jai sri krishna!

 

[Guest guest]

The FBI defines international terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence commintted by a group or individual, who has some connection to a foreign power or whose activities transcend national boundries, against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."

 

The FBI definition, although meant to describe acts directed against the United States, would seem to cover rather well countless acts of the US government itself. Many of these acts will be found in the pages of this book, under the headings of bombings, interventions, torture, chemical and bilogical warfare, etc.

 

 

... excerpt from Rogue State/ A Guide to the World's Only Superpower

 

Since this subject was brought up, I'd like to know why some people feel America can do these things, but it is terrorism when anybody else does them?

[Guest guest]

Humans are civilised beings and have been since the creation of Adam and Eve. We were not monkeys, maybe you'd like to be but the rest of us sure weren't!

Even that one you claim was a monkey god was a man. Did you know that? Apparently he was very powerful as a M-A-N and had a great deal of strength, as some of the worlds most powerful M-E-N have. Therefore his community was afraid that he would discover his strength and use it against them to his own wishes, thus they didnot allow him to beleive taht he was human and therefore almost 'dumbed' him in society. Since then most artists drew his picture as a monkey, almost like a symbol or trademark. As, in reality that species of monkey does not even exist in the whole breed of monkeys.

[I_love_krishna_]

 

huh?

 

Simpler words please? or elaboration ?

[Bhakta Don Muntean]

Quote:

 

The FBI defines international terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence commintted by a group or individual, who has some connection to a foreign power or whose activities transcend national boundries, against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."

 

Reply:

 

Then the FBI better go and have a serious talk with the leaders in Washington - as their program is just that:

 

"the unlawful use of force or violence commintted by a group or individual, who has some connection to a foreign power or whose activities transcend national boundries, against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."

 

...In short, the Bush administration is planning to make the US the first country in history to initiate war with nuclear weapons. The Pentagon document, "Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations," calls for the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear adversaries in order "to ensure success of US and multinational operations."...

 

http://www.antiwar.com/roberts/?articleid=7463

 

First World War, what was the cause? The cause was that the Britishers will not allow the Germans to trade all over the world. They captured everything. And they’ll purchase from Germany goods and cheat people..., [conversation, June 17, 1974]

 

Pradyumna: “In the lower stages of human civilization, there is always competition to lord it over the material nature...”

 

Prabhupada: Hmm. That is going on. The great two wars began from Europe simply on this basis. The German and Englishmen. The Englishmen, by their colonization, they made the whole world red in the map. Africa and Asia, India and America, Canada. And the Germans thought, “So this shopkeepers’ nation...” Hitler used to say “shopkeepers’ nation.” “How they have occupied the whole world, and we are so intelligent? We are manufacturing so many things. We have no market to sell.” That is the cause of the two great wars. This is a fact. Anyone, any politician, any gentleman knows what was the cause. The cause was Germany is always envious of England. Why this enviousness? Because England wants to lord it over, send Lord Clive to India to exploit. And the German wants that “We have got so many things manufactured. We cannot sell.” That is the cause of war: lord it over. Everyone is trying to lord it over. The whole economic situation. Everyone is trying to become “the lord of all I survey.” Yes. “In the lower stage of human civilization, there is always competition to lord it over the material nature...” That is the lowest stage of human civilization. But that is passing on as the highest stage of... Anyone who has developed to how to exploit the resources of nature, that nation is called to be very highly civilized or advanced. But that is the lowest stage of civilization. Everyone is trying to make economic development by exploiting the world—digging the earth, the mines, the... This is lowest stage, just like animal civilization. [sB 1.1.2, lecture, 1971]

 

Why do you think that devotees shall be targets?